对约翰·斯丹霍普而言,有时会有些许被围困的感觉。作为Telstra的财务总监,他身边总有些妨碍公司成长的阻力。作为澳洲电信巨头,Telstra年收入高达205亿澳元。由于澳大利亚政府希望降低价格,Telstra的固定电话服务(约占销售额的40％)正面临着监管压力。澳洲电信市场近年来竞争加剧,这也给Telstra其余60％的业务带来了巨大的压力。同时,与其他电信公司一样, For John Stanhope, there is sometimes a little besieged feeling. As Telstra's chief financial officer, there is always some resistance to the company's growth. Telstra, Australia's telecom giant, earns as much as $ 20.5 billion in annual revenue. With the Australian government hoping to cut prices, Telstra's fixed-line service (which accounts for about 40% of sales) is under regulatory pressure. The intensification of the competition in the Australian telecommunications market in recent years has put tremendous pressure on the remaining 60% of Telstra's business. At the same time, like other telecom companies,